March madness isnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t reserved for the hard court as Oakland UniversityÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s womenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s hockey club demonstrated this past weekend. Ranked fourth and with a sub .500 record, OUÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s womenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s team entered the Central Collegiate WomenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Hockey Association Tournament as a decided underdog. Their underdog status changed to champions after defeating two-time defending champion Michigan State University in a shootout for the teamÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s first-ever CCWHA championship.

I had a good weekend. Hung out with friends. I slept a lot of Saturday and gargled with hydrogen peroxide, so my sinus and throat infarction is better now.

I’m still tired, and not ready to go to work on monday. I never am ready.

I listened to “This American Life” on my drive home today. It was two interesting stories, but I disagreed with the propoganda of both of them. I found them deceptive and unclear on the facts. The second one was about acuracy, or lack thereof, in public opinions polls. Hrm, are we sure about that, lets have a poll about the acuracy of polls.

In just its fifth season of play, the Oakland University MenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Hockey Club has won a national championship. Freshman forward Jordan Ingram scored in the second period against New York University to seal OUÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s 5-1 victory in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division II National Tournament final March 6 at the University of Maryland.